Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Mar 17, 2021, 1:28 PM CDT for Jones County, Mississippi. It was in force for 15 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2021, 1:28 PM CDT (18:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2021, 1:43 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Jones County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 11:36 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 130 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 687 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -86 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted.
143
WFUS54 KJAN 171828
TORJAN
MSC067-171900-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0009.210317T1828Z-210317T1900Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Jackson MS
128 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Jones County in southeastern Mississippi...
* Until 200 PM CDT.
* At 128 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ovett, or 11 miles east of Ellisville, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Mill Creek around 145 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3154 8916 3176 8894 3154 8894 3148 8899
3144 8904
TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 223DEG 30KT 3154 8903
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TW2 follow-up statements
007
WWUS54 KJAN 171835
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
135 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
MSC067-171900-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210317T1900Z/
Jones MS-
135 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL JONES COUNTY...
At 135 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Ovett, or 12 miles southeast of Laurel, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Mill Creek around 150 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3176 8894 3154 8894 3149 8898 3161 8909
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 223DEG 30KT 3157 8899
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TW486
WWUS54 KJAN 171843
SVSJAN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Jackson MS
143 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
MSC067-171853-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210317T1900Z/
Jones MS-
143 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JONES COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southeastern
Mississippi.
LAT...LON 3176 8894 3154 8894 3149 8898 3161 8909
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 223DEG 30KT 3162 8893
$$
TWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Simpson | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 36 min |
| Mar 16, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Simpson | 58 min |
| Mar 16, 7:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Choctaw | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Simpson | 46 min |
| Mar 16, 8:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Kemper, Newton | 56 min |
| Mar 16, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Lauderdale | 25 min |
| Mar 17, 6:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 40 min |
| Mar 17, 6:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 19 min |
| Mar 17, 11:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | JAN | Jones | 38 min |
| Mar 17, 12:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 53 min |
| Mar 17, 12:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke, Lauderdale | 54 min |
| Mar 17, 12:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln | 55 min |
| Mar 17, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale, Noxubee | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 1:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 21 min |
| Mar 17, 3:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 42 min |
| Mar 17, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 50 min |
| Mar 17, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson, Warren | 56 min |
| Mar 17, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 60 min |
| Mar 17, 4:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Jefferson, Lincoln | 37 min |
| Mar 17, 4:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 29 min |
| Mar 17, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Yazoo | 64 min |
| Mar 17, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 55 min |
| Mar 17, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 34 min |
| Mar 17, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Montgomery, Neshoba and 2 more | 65 min |
| Mar 17, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott | 55 min |
| Mar 17, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Covington, Simpson, Smith | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest, Lamar | 47 min |
| Mar 17, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper, Jones | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Clay, Kemper, Lowndes, Neshoba, Noxubee and 3 more | 76 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.